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Description

Project Kuiper is Amazon’s low Earth orbit satellite broadband network. Its mission is to deliver fast, reliable internet to customers and communities around the world, and we’ve designed the system with the capacity, flexibility, and performance to serve a wide range of customers, from individual households to schools, hospitals, businesses, government agencies, and other organizations operating in locations without reliable connectivity.

Export Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Key job responsibilities

• Manage global trade payment operations to customs brokers and local country government authorities for taxes, duties, and fees due at the time of import

• Support Kuiper’s customs brokers with necessary data to enable entry filing for Kuiper

• Upload and maintain electronic import files in record retention repository for audit purposes

• Review import documents for accuracy and completeness

• Maintain Kuiper customs compliance work instructions and SOPs, manage document revisions and support the continuous process improvement of Kuiper’s customs compliance program

• Follow the customs compliance internal controls program to ensure compliance with foreign regulations governing imports

• Keep and communicate metrics of imports including transit time, compliance accuracy, cost, customs broker performance and relevant data for Kuiper’s leadership

• Conduct self-assessments (compliance audits) and implement necessary corrective actions

• Provide compliance training to new employees and cross-functional teams and keep training records

• Collaborate with supply chain, procurement, finance, tax and engineering functions as required

A day in the life

Here at Amazon, we embrace our differences. We are committed to furthering our culture of inclusion. Amazon has ten employee-led affinity groups, reaching 40,000 employees in over 190 chapters globally. We have innovative benefit offerings, and host annual and ongoing learning experiences. Amazon’s culture of inclusion is reinforced within our 16 Leadership Principles, which remind team members to seek diverse perspectives, learn and be curious and earn trust. At Amazon, our mission is to be the most customer-centric company on Earth. To get there, we need exceptionally talented, bright and driven people.

Mentorship & Career Growth

Our team is dedicated to supporting new members. We have a broad mix of experience levels and tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. We care about your career growth and strive to assign projects based on what will help each team member develop into a better-rounded professional and enable them to take on more complex tasks in the future.

Innovation is part of our DNA! Our goal is to be Earth's most customer-centric company, and we are just getting started. We need people who want to join an ambitious program that continues to push the state of the art in space-based systems design and wireless systems.

We're dedicated to supporting new team members. Our team has a broad mix of experience levels and Amazon tenures, and we’re building an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. Our team also puts a high value on work-life balance. Striking a healthy balance between your personal and professional life is crucial to your happiness and success here, which is why we aren’t focused on how many hours you spend at work or online. Instead, we’re happy to offer a flexible schedule so you can have a more productive and well-balanced life—both in and outside of work.

About the team

The Global Customs and Payments Analyst has the primary responsibility of ensuring Kuiper can continue to transact trade by enabling payments to our Customs Brokers and direct payments to local Government Authorities where possible. Reporting to the Global Customs Operations Manager, the Analyst will promote the sustainability and longevity of Kuiper’s customs compliance program by developing and implementing guidelines and procedures for Electronic Data Interchange billing, Purchase Order creation, and coordinating activities involved in daily import transactions. The Analyst will help to manage global relationships and contracts with our Customs Brokers and will provide input to the Operations team on global import requirements such as harmonized tariff classifications, country of origin determination, product valuation reporting, etc.

As a critical member of our Global Trade & Compliance Team, the Analyst interfaces with internal and external customers, customs brokers, government officers and other functional areas to ensure compliance and coordination of imports and payments. The Global Customs and Payments Analyst will also identify improvement opportunities and assist with projects to support Global Trade & Compliance initiatives.

Basic Qualifications

• 3+ year of relevant experience with international payment of service providers, duties, taxes, and fees.

• 3+ years of relevant experience with engaging customs brokers and handling import transactions end to end from shipment start to entry filing and record maintenance.

• 3+ years of relevant experience with advanced Excel and ability to interpret data.

• 3+ years of relevant experience in industry and/or academia.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with EDI billing set up and implementation

• Basic Finance, Accounting, or International Tax experience

• Be comfortable with ambiguity and curious to learn new skills.

• Experience working in start-up mode building or supporting the compliance program from the ground up.

• A curious self-starter with a proven track record of diving into unknown territory, learning new concepts, and pushing your comfort zone.

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $91,800/year in our lowest geographic market up to $196,300/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits . This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.